Seventy-two-year-old Munira Jamnagarwala wakes up every time she hears a loud noise at night wondering whether a portion of the building she lives in collapsed. The residents of Adamji Peerbhoy Chawl in Bhendi Bazaar are living in fear since Dongri's Kesarbai Mansion collapsed, as even theirs is literally standing on the edge.

Jamnagarwala lives with her 52-year-old son, who is physically challenged. "I am too scared to sleep at night. I have to take care of my son. At this age, where will we go?" she said. Another resident, Nafisa Udaipurwala pointed at the cracks on her bedroom walls and said, "The landlord refuses to repair or re-develop the building. Where will we go if he doesn't give us alternative accommodation or at least the rent?"